Pedal for cycles and like vehicles.



STATES PATENT GUSTAVE oLEMEnT DARTOYS AND GEORGES DESIRE LOIZON, or 020m LA EERRIERE,

FRANCE.

PEDAL FOR CYCLES AND LIKE VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 19, 1917.

Application filed March 27, 1913. Serial No. 757,135.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GUsTAvE CLEMENT DARTOYS and Germans DEsIRE LoIzoN, both citizens of the Republic of France, and residing at Ozoir la F erriere, in the Republic of France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and Relating to Pedals for Cycles and like Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to an adjustable vertical balancing device for the pedals of cycles and like vehicles, with or without toe-clips, the purpose of which is to maintain as far as possible, the pedals in their horizontal position.

WVe will now describe our invention with reference to the accompanying drawing showing several forms of construction of a balancing device, in which Figure 1 shows the preferred form of a balancing device for pedals provided with heavy toe-clips with or without strap, the toe-clip being shown in the drawing just as it is stamped out.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the complete balancing device according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the same, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a pedal with the device secured thereto.

The plate on of the balancing device is secured to the rear barof the pedal P. by means of bolts or the like passing through slots 5' of the plate and the bar.

As shown, the plate a is bent at right angles along the line BB and forms an angle, one branch of which is formed with a slot 72. in which engages a threaded bolt z with a head j and three nuts in. One of these nuts is adapted to fasten the weight box d having a cover cl as shown in Fig. 2 against the head j and the two other nuts 76 permit adjustment of the bolt 11 as to height. The box cl is adapted to receive a number of calibrated lead disks which are separated from the bottom and the top of the box and from each other by anti-rattling washers. This construction permits consequently, a triple regulation, first, by the movable weight box with variable load, second by the threaded bolt adjustable to a desired height and third by displacement of said bolt 2' in the slot it forward or backward.

What we claim is:

1. Balancing device for the pedals of cycles or the like comprising an angularly bent perforated plate adapted to be secured to the back part of a pedal, a box secured to said plate and exchangeable means with in said box for regulating the balancing power of the device to suit the weight to be balanced.

2. Balancing device for the pedals of cycles or the like comprising an angularly bent perforated metal plate adapted to be secured to the back bar of a pedal, a box secured to said plate and calibrated metal plates or disks within said box separated by felt layers and exchangeable'for regulating the balancing power of the device to correspond to the weight to be balanced.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

GUSTAVE CLEMENT DARTOYS. GEORGES DESIRE LOIZON.

In the presence of VICTOR PREvos'r, BARTLEY F. YosT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

